2nd Amendment presentation made

Saturday

May 18, 2013 at 12:01 AM

More than 100 interested citizens gathered at Inverness Hall in Cheboygan Thursday evening to hear a presentation on the current state of firearms ownership and use, gun controls proposed and those in effect and Second Amendment rights.

By JERRY PONDFor the Daily Tribune

More than 100 interested citizens gathered at Inverness Hall in Cheboygan Thursday evening to hear a presentation on the current state of firearms ownership and use, gun controls proposed and those in effect and Second Amendment rights.The evening began with the firearms portion presented by Bob Trower of Cheboygan and large display of samples with explanations of guns, types and function, all legal with many having the looks that are being discussed in the media today and proposed legislation to ban them on looks alone.He received many inquiries as to use of individual guns for self defense and the pro and con of each typeDetailed questions and answers by Trower provided the attendees with fuller knowledge and understanding of rifles, pistols and military weapons.Also speaking at the event was Chad Stevens of Sault St. Marie. He is a well known authority on the Constitution, the Second Amendment and legislative issues relating to self defense and gun rights.He also is the chair of the Northern Michigan Liberty Alliance.He talked about current firearms legislation, historical information on self defense, constitutional rights and issues along with legal carry for same and answered many questions on a vast range of issues from a large cross section of the audience.